Bhutan proposes to host SAARC summit
For the first time, Bhutan has expressed its willingness to host the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit after the Maldives declined to host citing global recession
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New phase of Light Drukyul project
n an effort to spread the ‘Light Drukyul’ project, Ministry of Education has started a five day orientation program at the department of youth and sports (DYS), in the capital on Monday
Bhutan-Danish scouts join hands to serve community
Bhutan Scout Association (BSA) in collaboration with Danish Scout Association has started a three-day seminar on community based scouting (CBS)
Electoral officers gather in Thimphu
The Election Commission has called all electoral, delineation and registration officials from across the country to Thimphu to brief the new electoral rules and guidelines endorsed by the first elected parliament of the country
Indian Socialist to back Bhutan’s democratic struggle
An Indian leader said they support the two-decade long struggle by the Bhutanese people for establishment of democracy and human rights in Bhutan
Fire updates from Beldangi II
Arjun Pradhan in Beldangi II reports the latest updates on recovery efforts in the camp damaged by the fire on March 11 night. T. P. Mishra talks to a member of CPB (MLM)split faction about their renewed activities in the camps.
Meet N. B. Giri
Meet the former senior army official of the country N. B. Giri to know how his life was as military personnel and compare it with his life as political activists in exile.
This is our history
Compiled by I. P. Adhikari Teju Prakash reads the history of Lhotshampas’ entry and settlement in Bhutan, which dates back to eighth century and relation between Nepalism and country’s name. Ichha Poudel has a feature recalling the days when mass eviction took place in 1990.
Impacts of resettlement, prospects of repatriation
Talks with Ashok Gurung of Refugee Rights Coordination Committee (RRCC) on impacts of resettlement, prospects of repatriation and future of Bhutan’s political and human rights movement. Pabitra Pokhrel pens a painstaking story revealing the life in remote Bhutan village.
Tshering Tobgay is new PDP president
Opposition leader in the National Assembly Tsherng Tobgay has been elected as the president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday